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Situated Learning as it Pertains to the Preservice Teacher
In my professional capacity in the last couple of months, I’ve had the opportunity to push into more than 50 classrooms at the elementary level across the State of Indiana, observing teachers in their ineractions and delivery of instruction to students in a variety of content areas and activities. Something… Listen ⇢
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Wonderings on Educational Models
In watching the video of Prof Molenda, an iteresting thought came to mind. I hadn’t come across Dale’s Cone of Experience before in my career and so naturally, I wanted to see what it was all about. As I’m currently writing this, I showed it to two of my colleagues,… Listen ⇢
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Discovery Education
“Pure discovery – even when it involves lots of hands on activity and large amounts of group discussion – may fail to promote the first cognitive process, namely, selecting relevant incoming information” (Mayer, 2004, p. 17). What comes to mind when you read the previous statement? For me, I equate… Listen ⇢
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First Principles of Instruction and Project-Based Learning
Project-based learning can be seen as the possible integration of multiple content areas designed to engage learners in real-world, authentically designed learning experiences. This instructional approach is learner centered and can create cognitively rigorous opportunities for students in various capacities. “Many current instructional models suggest that the most effective learning… Listen ⇢
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Instructional Design the Real vs. the Academic
In a conversation yesterday with a former educator, we discussed the level of preparation, or lack thereof, one feels after leaving the confines of acadmia and walking into the classroom for the first time. There has been much critisism amongst educators about the watering down of the profession through recent… Listen ⇢
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Where Does AI Fit in Our Definition of Educational Technology?
Looking back at all the hype surrounding Chat GPT and other artificial intelligence (AI) bots that have exploded across the internet over the past month and half has at least led to many interesting conversations. Schools across the globe that have, over the past twenty years seemingly embraced technology in… Listen ⇢
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Introductions
Good afternoon, I hope this finds you all well, refreshed, and as excited as I am for the upcoming semester! My name is Beau Scott, this is my 2nd full year in the IST Ed. D. program and everything I have learned thus far has been so much fun and… Listen ⇢
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